Cenk Gönen (born 21 February 1988) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Çorluspor.

Club career

After a season with

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in the 2006–07 season, he secured a first-team place as a goalkeeper. In the 2007–08 season, he was given the number 1

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. After an impressive season with Denizlispor, Cenk was transferred to Turkish giants

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for €1 million, plus a player in exchange. He signed a five-year contract with the club, shortly after the arrival of Hakan Arıkan. On 22 February 2014, during a game against

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which ended 1–0 for Galatasaray, Cenk fell unconscious after colliding with teammate Pedro Franco in an attempt to dive for the ball.

Personal life

Cenk is the nephew of Ali Artuner, who was also a goalkeeper for the Turkey national team.

Club statistics

Honours

Beşiktaş

* Türkiye Kupası (1):

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Galatasaray SK

* Türkiye Kupası (1): 2015–16 * Süper Kupa (1):

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Esenler Erokspor

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(1) 2023-24

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonen, Cenk Living people 1988 births Footballers from İzmir Men's association football goalkeepers Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Altay S.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Denizlispor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers Kayserispor footballers Málaga CF players Esenler Erokspor footballers Süper Lig players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen